What is jQuery

Javascript is a programming language and allows for client side (browser) based interactivity. jQuery is a popular programming language that enabled quick deployment of Javascript for targeted interactivty.

jQuery is the most widely used Javascript library.

jQuery allows the quick use of AJAX requests for dynamically loaded content.

jQuery functions allow for easy animation of HTML elements.

jQuery has build in functions for data manipulation to change HTML elements upon certain user interaction.

Why We Love jQuery

Javascript and jQuery allows regular HTML pages to be brought to life.